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Indian Casinos

Indian Casinos

Expansion of Indian Casino Rights

Poll	Date	Favor	Oppose	No opinion	Sample	MoE
WPR / St. Norbert College²	March 6-14, 2004	47%	48%	6%	401	± 4.9
Badger Poll¹	January 27 - February 3, 2004	46%	46%	7%	500	± 4.0
Badger Poll¹	May 13-21, 2003	47%	47%	5%	503	± 4.0
Badger Poll¹	March 4-12, 2003	52%	44%	4%	504	± 4.0

1 "Over the past year, Governor Doyle has been making deals with Indian tribes allowing them to expand their gambling and essentially making the arrangements permanent instead of expiring every few years, in exchange for a bigger cut of their gambling money for the state. In general, do you favor or oppose these deals?"

2 "Governor Doyle is currently negotiating with the Indian tribes in the state to include more games and to extend the hours of operations for the casinos. Do you favor or oppose these gaming compacts?"

Impact of Indian Casinos on Wisconsin

Poll	Date	Good	Bad	No difference	No opinion	Sample	MoE
Badger Poll¹	January 27 - February 3, 2004	37%	25%	33%	5%	500	± 4.0
Badger Poll¹	March 4-12, 2003	52%	12%	31%	5%	504	± 4.0

1 "In general, do you think having the Indian casinos has been good for Wisconsin, bad for Wisconsin, or not really made much difference one way or the other?"

Executive vs. Legislative Approval of Indian Gaming Compacts

Poll	Date	Legislature should vote	Remain with Governor	No opinion	Sample	MoE
WPR / St. Norbert College¹	March 6-14, 2003	69%	28%	3%	400	± 5.0

1 "The State Legislature wants the right to vote on whether to approve or disapprove of the Indian Gaming Compacts. Currently, the Governor is solely responsible for their approval or disapproval. Do you think the state legislature should be able to vote on whether to approve the compacts, or do you think it should remain up to the Governor?"